C. H. Knauss does any one have any information on this family? Possibly part of the Harrisburg Knouses? WILBERT C. (Joel; John George; Peter; J. G.), second son of Joel and Julia Ann (Gesseman) Overmyer, was born in Sandusky county, Ohio, March 9th, 1850; he married Mary A. Knauss, daughter of C. H. and Sarah A. (Kemerer) Knauss, born at Millersburg, Pa., March 6th, 1856. Ron Knouse

Vi, It appears that there is plenty of room for others to post to the lists as well. Frankly, it is messages like yours which require a definitive response that take up the space on the lists unneccesarily..... I was unaware that I was "monopolizing" the list by forwarding useful URL's that many listees are unaware of and for which I have received many grateful responses. If you have received any complaints, I believe I have a right to know. I wish to offend no one and would apologize immediately. I have enjoyed being on these two lists, small though they may be, I have gleaned much information and made friends along the way while posting my queries along with everyone else. I belong to 11 lists, all of which are always anxious to receive any information which will assist them in their research. They, in turn, send me much useful information and websites through which I have progressed with my research. Yours is the only negative response I have had in the many months I have forwarded what I feel to be useful information. I have and will continue to be very selective in what I forward. You and I may be well aware of what is available but many listees are not. We are here to share any and all information pertinent to genealogical research, is that not so? I live on a tiny island in the Pacific Northwest with virtually no resources other than this computer. I know what it is to have to struggle to find information and through various kind people forwarding related websites to me, I am able to advance my research in many directions. I resent being threatened with "expulsion" from the lists for the purely innocent act of sharing information, therefore, to save you the trouble, I will unsubscribe. I am posting this response to the list in the event anyone WOULD like to continue receiving these helpful websites. They may contact me personally at any time. Joyce Cox Lund lundway@rockisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Viola Limric <vi35@epix.net> To: Joyce Lund <lundway@rockisland.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 2:38 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Check the census for a particular county >Joyce, >This liet is for researchers to communicate with each other, not for >editorials and constant rootwweb data that is already available. If you >continue to monophize Juniata Perry lists, I will be forced to remove >you from the lists, which I don't want to do. >Please let others post also. >Vi Limric > > > >Joyce Lund wrote: >> >> For anyone who may have had trouble accessing the website I sent >> yesterday, >> here is some additional information on the subject that just came >> through: >> >> Joyce >> >> >Subject: Check the census for a particular county >> > >> > >> >TO: Don Blankenship < donb@megabits.net > >> > >> >FROM: Kay Mason, >> > National Coordinator >> > USGenWeb Census Project >> > >> >You might also like another page we have.. it was created by Maria >> >Troutman, our Help pages coordinator... she lives in Germany and >> >has to pay for each phone call, and she put this page together for >> >people who want to check quickly! It has a Link to each census, >> >and also gives the URL. >> > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens/help/censusinventory.html >> > >> >It is updated weekly. >> > >> >Also, as time permits, we are creating indexes for all of our files, >> so >> >that researchers can check by surname. >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Kay Mason, >> >National Coordinator >> >USGenWeb Census Project >> > >> > >> >Date forwarded: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:23:51 -0800 (PST) >> >From: "Don in FL" <donb@megabits.net> >> >Date sent: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:22:24 -0500 >> >Subject: [MOMILLER-L] Check the census for a particular county >> >To: MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com >> >Forwarded by: MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com >> > >> >> Want to check the census for a particular state and county? >> >> >> >> Go to the site below and first click on the state >> >> ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ >> >> >> >> Then click on the county of interest. A text file will appear and >> you can >> >> use your browser EDIT and FIND commands to search for a particular >> surname >> >> or even a unique first name. >> >> >> >> This is a partial record and is far from complete but there are >> lots of >> >> counties represented. >> >> >> > >> > >> >USGenWeb Census Project >> >http://www.usgenweb.org/census/ >> >http://www.usgenweb.com/census >> >http://www.usgenweb.net/census/ >> >Montgomery County Mississippi >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~msmontgo/ >> >Rock County Nebraska >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nerock/ >> > >> > >> > >

Subject: Sites for Online Genealogical Researchs >Research tips: > >The Library of Congress has a web site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/library/. >It includes the LC catalog >http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html > >information about its "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" >http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhg.html#other > >a list of LC services for researchers >http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/ > >and links to various genealogical sites >http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhg.html#other > >One of these links is a site that provides information on where to >obtain vital records anywhere in the U.S. (and a link from there for >foreign vital records) >http://www.vitalrec.com/ > >The National Archives also has a web site, with a Genealogy Page: >http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html > >Many local libraries are also on the web. Eldredge Public Library >(Chatham MA) maintains a nationwide list at >http://www.capecod.net/epl/public.libraries.html > >If most of your research is through the web (as mine is), be sure to >check out every possible genealogical forum -- surname, region/country, >ethnic groups. I've found two definite cousins and a possible third >since December, each in a different forum.

For lists of all genealogy mailing lists (for surnames, locations, ethnic groups, etc.) go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/findlist.pl RootsWeb's List Finder http://www.CyndisList.com Cyndi's List http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html John Fuller's List

Using the USGS Geographical Names Information Service at http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html

Another hint from a benefactor........... Subject: Fw: Census Project Inventory (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens/help/censusinventor >Joyce, > >You did not capture the last portion of the URL and that is why you couldn't >work with it. It seems you were doing everything correctly. The last part is >........ censusinventory.html ...... and you cut it off at censusinventor >....... > >Don.- >. > >Don.- > >-----Original Message----- >From: Joyce Lund <lundway@rockisland.com> >To: Don in FL <donb@megabits.net> >Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 1:19 AM >Subject: Re: Census Project Inventory >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens/help/censusinventor > > > >Don,http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens/help/censusinventory.html >I couldn't forward this website and now I can't get into the URL at >all. ????? >When I click "forward" it turns into an attachment which lists cannot >receive. >What to do? It's a great site! > >Joyce > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Don in FL <donb@megabits.net> >To: <Undisclosed.Recipients@MAIL.MEGABITS.NET> >Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 7:11 PM >Subject: Census Project Inventory >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens/help/censusinventor > > > >ONLINE > INVENTORY > OF > TRANSCRIBED CENSUS > LINKS > > > > > >The USGenWeb Census Project was started in February 1997 with the >mission of transcribing all of the US Federal Censuses. It's an >ambitious project and we invite you to join us! Our transcriptions are >being uploaded to the USGenWeb Census Project Archives and the >USGenWeb Archives. > > >These censuses were done through the USGenWeb Census Project by many >wonderful volunteers > > >To see the Censuses that are transcribed and online in the FTP >Archives, please choose; > > >a.. Census Inventory in large table format >OR > > >b.. Census Inventory2 in drop down menu format >--------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---------- > > > >SIGN UP PAGE HELP FOR TRANSCRIBERS > > > >TRANSCRIPTION COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS CENSUS INFO > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---------- > >You are our 3041st visitor -- since counter installed, 28 Feb >99 --thanks for stopping by! >COPYRIGHT 1999 by Maria D. Troutman. NO part of this web site may be >reproduced in any form without the written permission from it's owner, >publisher and moderator. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Maria D. Troutman . This >is an official USGenWeb.org Site. > > > > >

For anyone who may have had trouble accessing the website I sent yesterday, here is some additional information on the subject that just came through: Joyce >Subject: Check the census for a particular county > > >TO: Don Blankenship < donb@megabits.net > > >FROM: Kay Mason, > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Census Project > >You might also like another page we have.. it was created by Maria >Troutman, our Help pages coordinator... she lives in Germany and >has to pay for each phone call, and she put this page together for >people who want to check quickly! It has a Link to each census, >and also gives the URL. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwcens/help/censusinventory.html > >It is updated weekly. > >Also, as time permits, we are creating indexes for all of our files, so >that researchers can check by surname. > >Thanks, > >Kay Mason, >National Coordinator >USGenWeb Census Project > > >Date forwarded: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:23:51 -0800 (PST) >From: "Don in FL" <donb@megabits.net> >Date sent: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:22:24 -0500 >Subject: [MOMILLER-L] Check the census for a particular county >To: MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com >Forwarded by: MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com > >> Want to check the census for a particular state and county? >> >> Go to the site below and first click on the state >> ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ >> >> Then click on the county of interest. A text file will appear and you can >> use your browser EDIT and FIND commands to search for a particular surname >> or even a unique first name. >> >> This is a partial record and is far from complete but there are lots of >> counties represented. >> > > >USGenWeb Census Project >http://www.usgenweb.org/census/ >http://www.usgenweb.com/census >http://www.usgenweb.net/census/ >Montgomery County Mississippi >http://www.rootsweb.com/~msmontgo/ >Rock County Nebraska >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nerock/ > > >

Subject: Fw: WARNING UPDATE >I just received a call from Rob Poole re: Ancestry.com. > >He was very nice. He was very nice. He was very nice. > >He was suprised that I had the problem I did. >I am to return the software I received and they will give me credit for the >product and postage. > >The problem I experienced was not with UPS, The software manufacturer or the >shipper. >The problem was with getting some simple help. > >The invoice I received did not have a phone number on it just a snail mail >address. >Most invoices have instructions on what you are to do when you have to >return a product. > >I am happier now. >I will be checking on a companies customer service before I order any >product in the future. >I will continue to be a customer of Ancestry. >I am still upset that my unlisted phone number was printed on the shipping >label. >vickie

>From another lister, >I recently purchase a software program, ordered through Ancestry.com. > >The program came UPS. >The shipping box was unopened and undamaged. >The program box had the seal broken and the disks were not in plastic. The >program book looked like someone had read it. > >I called the only phone number I could find on Ancestrys home page. >888-891-1919 the people here were very rude and transferred me to customer >service >customer service was as helpful as they could be but they don't deal with >this product >they had me call a long distance number >this number then had me call back to the 888 number > >I have now been on the phone for an hour > >customer service again, they are not customer service for the 888 number and >can't figure out how calls were being transferred to them from Ancestry they >are not happy > >now I find another long distance number on the shipping box > >Ancestry, Incorporated >193 s Mt. Way >Orem, UT 84057 >801-426-3500 > >They expect me to send the program back at my own expense. >They also printed my unlisted phone number on the outside of the shipping >box. >You can't order without a phone number. (will have to use fake number from >now on) >I will be sending the program back. > >Just wanted to warn anyone that might be considering ordering from >Ancestry.com >vickie > >______________________________

>>>This Should Answer Question About LDS SEARCH >>> >>> >>>Hello Fellow Researchers, >>> >>>I have been bombarded with questions on the Family Search Website >>and >>> would >>>like to pass on to you the information I received when I spoke to >>an >>>"Official" Church >>>spokesperson at Family Search. >>> >>>He advised me of the following: >>> >>>The OFFICIAL LDS Church website is LDS.ORG >>> >>>Go to media resources and find News update. >>> >>>The church is posting updates as they come in as to the state of >>the >>>family >>>search. >>> >>>Within 3 or 4 minutes of the NEWS UPDATE ANNOUNCING the FAMILY >>SEARCH >>>is online. They will post it THERE! SO Keep checking. Should be >>a >>>couple of >>>days. >>> >>>It will be a MASSIVE SITE. They are prepared to test this site >>using >>>anyone >>>who wishes to go to it and use it. THERE WILL BE NO PASSWORD TO >>> ACCESS IT. >>> >>>The rumor about the password was incorrect. When the site was >>put up >>>it was >>>restricted to a few....about 100 people who designed it and are >>>putting the >>>finishing touches on it, someone there LEAKED, YES LEAKED, (AN >>>EMPLOYEE) and >>>that is why some of you got in. When the masses bombarded the >>site >>>it crashed >>>cause it was not finished. They have now given each worker an >>>INDIVIDUAL >>>PASSWORD, >>>SOOOOO IF it gets leaked again they will know who did it. It >>has >>>been >>>postponed >>>being put online a few days because of the crash. >>> >>>There are now about 12 popular stories going around about Family >>>Search. I >>>ASSURE YOU MINE CAME FROM A CHURCH SPOKESMAN. >>> >>>IF you pass information about the site on to others please just >>send >>>them this >>>message I have sent you. The whole message. >>> >>>Now please remember this. >>> >>>1. Go to LDS.org >>>2. Find Media Resources >>>3. Check News Updates >>> >>>That will inform you when it is going online. Please notify >>everyone >>>you know >>>who will be interested. >>> >>>I hope this helps you all. You have my permission to pass this >>note >>>on >>>to any Genealogy Lists you wish. Again, Please pass the whole >>note >>>not >>>just sections of it or we will have more rumors. >> > > >

>>23rd Psalm for Genealogists >> >>Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray >>It maketh me to lie down and examine tombstones >>It leadeth me into still courthouses >>It restoreth my Ancestral Knowledge >>It leadeth me in the paths of census records and ships' passenger lists >>for my surnames' sake >>Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research libraries and >>microfilm readers >>I shall fear no discouragement, for a strong urge is within me >>The curiosity and motivation, they comforteth me >>It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquisition of >>countless documents >>It anointest my head with burning midnight oil >>My family group sheets runneth over >>Surely, birth, marriage, and death dates shall follow me all the days of >>my life >>And I shall dwell in the house of a family history-seeker forever. >> >>--unknown-- >> >

Subject: Check the census for a particular county >Want to check the census for a particular state and county? > >Go to the site below and first click on the state >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ > >Then click on the county of interest. A text file will appear and you can >use your browser EDIT and FIND commands to search for a particular surname >or even a unique first name. > >This is a partial record and is far from complete but there are lots of >counties represented. >

>>>Hello all- >>> >>>There has been a lot of information floating around about the LDS Family >>>Search site, so I called the Family History Library in Salt Lake and >>>PERSONALLY TALKED TO THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE WEBSITE. Currently at: >>>http://www.eval.familysearch.com there is a test of the family search >>>site. Only a few people have been invited to use the site and you need a >>>password to get access. That site will shut down on the 28th of March. >>>After that, they will evaluate the site and make general access >>>available. THERE IS NO SET DATE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. When they decide to >>>open the site, the information will be posted at >>>http://www.lds.org/en/4_News_Update/News_Update-Current.html >>> >>>So that is the real story about the LDS site, it is coming online but >>>not for a while.

I, too, am interested in the "sketch". According to a brief list from the "sketch", my ggrandfather, Joseph RUSH, contributed to the building of the church in 1835. I found the list at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/juniata/church/fluth0001.txt Gary Warner, who transcribed the list, has said he would send me additional material, but as yet I have not heard from him. Regards, John ---------- > From: rdo <rdoneal@earthlink.net> > To: PAJUNIAT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Church Records > Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 7:33 PM > > Researching O'Neals of Juniata Co. > I'm looking for church records for the First Lutheran Church at > McAlisterville for the time period before 1870. There is an unpublished > work titled "Sketch of the History of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran > Church, McAlisterville,PA" by Sarah "Sally" Amelia Vogel. This book may > contain the information that I need , so if anyone has knowledge of where I > can view the church records or this book, please let me know. > > > Richard O'Neal >

Researching O'Neals of Juniata Co. I'm looking for church records for the First Lutheran Church at McAlisterville for the time period before 1870. There is an unpublished work titled "Sketch of the History of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, McAlisterville,PA" by Sarah "Sally" Amelia Vogel. This book may contain the information that I need , so if anyone has knowledge of where I can view the church records or this book, please let me know. Richard O'Neal

Hello Jocelyn, Vi Limric posted your inquiry about the Tuscarora Valley on the Juniata Co. ListServ. The Tuscarora Valley is in south-central Pennsylvania and lies mainly in Juniata Co. It is defined by the Tuscarora Creek, which has its rise in Huntingdon Co. and runs to the northeast through much of Juniata Co. Shade Mountain lies to the northwest of the Valley and Tuscarora Mountain lies to the southeast. The northeast end of the Valley is where the Tuscarora Creek empties into the Juniata River at Port Royal, forty-some miles northwest of Harrisburg. If you wish to find it on a map and have access to the Internet, go to the following WebSite: http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html type in Tuscarora for "Feature name," choose "Pennsylvania" from the drop-down menu, choose "stream" from the "Feature type" drop-down menu, and then send query. When the information page comes up, to bring up the map click on the highlighted line "Show feature location." Give the program time to load the second map on this page and scroll down to it. It will show a line of red dots for the location of Tuscarora Valley. In 1801 most of the Valley's population was in the lower end, between Spruce Hill and Port Royal as shown on present-day road maps. Wishing you good luck, Nelson R. Sulouff

I am forwarding this for a non subscriber, please reply to the email address below. Vi Subject: {not a subscriber} Tuscarora Valley Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 17:38:35 -0800 (PST) From: jocelyn Wilms <jocelynf@cisnet.com> To: PAJUNIAT-L@rootsweb.com Can anyone tell me where the Tuscarora Valley is located? My ancestors: Abraham ISEMINGER and Elizabeth GRUBAUGH were married there on 17 Oct 1801, shortly before they moved to Greene Co., Pa. Thank you Jocelyn in Ohio

I am forwarding this for a non subscriber. Vi Subject: {not a subscriber} The Buffalo Barracks Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 06:35:17 -0800 (PST) From: "Clifford R. Williams" <104740.372@compuserve.com> To: PACUMBER-L <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> To All Whom It May Concern: This message is to inform all genealogists, researchers, historians, teachers and students, about a very important web site that has a searchable database of over 1, 650 U.S. Regular Army soldiers who once served at the short-lived Buffalo Barracks between 1835 and 1846. Many of these soldiers were from Pennsylvannia, and went on to fight in the Mexican War and the Civil War. The 1840 Census of Buffalo, NY lists Colonel James M. Bankhead and a total 'quantity' of 671 individuals, ranging in age from 1 to 60, under his command and/or his responsibility. Unfortunately, the census does not list each of these barracks residents by name....only by quantity. HOWEVER, The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site has made available, free of charge, the names of all officers and soldiers (and some of their wifes and dependants...see Barracks Notes) who lived at this federal military post located on the Niagara Frontier. The URL for this outstanding web site is: [ www.buffalonet.org/army ] There, you will discover the "Descriptive & Historical Register Data for Enlisted Soldiers in the U.S. Army," as well as a wealth of information pertaining to the Buffalo Barracks and it's unique historic value. I encourage everyone to take the time to visit this site. Perhaps you have an ancestor who once served there? Enjoy your visit, Cliff Williams 104740.372@compuserve.com buffalobarracks@hotbot.com

LATEST WORD: They don't want anyone on the server now. They aren't ready for any Beta type testing. They took it down today to put in special passwords. Somebody leaked or someone discovered the network's pre-beta test address and put the address up on the net. The internet system will not be ready for any outside internal evaluators for some period of time. Can't tell you when -- I don't think anyone knows.

----- Original Message ----- From: Don in FL <donb@megabits.net> To: Joyce Cox Lund <lundway@rockisland.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 1999 7:36 PM Subject: America's First Families -- Deadline for charter members >Your genealogy group might be interested in the exchange I had with a >researcher who became a member of America's First Families (AFF) during >1998. He was quite happy with the nice certificate they sent him. However, >since he and I exchanged views on an open forum, he has had some second >thoughts about Americas First Families. I still maintain that America's >First Families is selling vanity in the form of colorful paper certificates. >For $25 you get a real pretty piece of paper with the AFF logo. I should go >into this line of business and offer even fancier genealogy certificates for >$9.95. I bet I could make a killing on the deal. Problem is I have this old >conscious looking over my shoulder that tells me it just wouldn't be right. > >Don.- > >Subject: RE: America's First Families -- Deadline for charter members > > >Hello, all. >Two months ago there was a discussion on this list, between Don and myself, >as to the possible dubious motives of the lineage society known as America's >First Families. > >Don's assessment of the organization put them in the same league as >Halbert's of Bath, OH, and warned list members away from being "suckered in" >by such an organization. > >I posted a rebuttal, stating that my experience with America's First >Families had been favorable, and shared an observation that we should not be >too hasty to judge such a group, since they might be one of the rare groups >who have honest intentions. >Don concurred, but expressed skepticism about AFF's continual extension of >their "deadline for charter members." > >I agreed this was curious, and offered to ask the staff of AFF directly >about it. It took a while to get a response, and I think readers will agree >the tone of the response was somewhat defensive. It appears Don's >assessment may have been the more accurate, but I'll let list members be the >judge. > >I have posted the entire communication chain below, for those who might be >interested. >Thanks! >John C. Carter >spiff@atlantic.net >St. Petersburg, FL > >------ > >(Start at the bottom, and work your way upward). > >(There was never any subsequent follow-up message, as stated in the March >1st reply from AFF). > >JCC > >---------- >From: First Families[SMTP:firstfamilies@linkline.com] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 11:07 PM >To: John C. Carter >Subject: Your Message > >Hello John: > >Thank you for your two messages. > >I have had a great amount of email today to handle >before I can get back to you. > >We receive 300-400 emails a day and some are must >answers. > >Not that any are more important than yours. But yours >deserve more time. > >I'll get back to you either late tonight or early in the AM >as time dictates. > >Best to you and yours. > >Harold Oliver >America's First Families > > >---------- >From: John C. Carter[SMTP:spiff@atlantic.net] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 9:34 PM >To: 'First Families' >Subject: RE: Deadline for Charter Members > >Attn. Harold Oliver, > >First of all, I do not "have a problem" with your open enrollment. Last >time I checked, asking a question did not constitute "having a problem." I >merely thought it curious that the deadline kept being extended and >extended, in a manner that some might describe as dubious. > >However, I do "have a problem" with the tone of your reply. > >When first hearing about your organization, I admit I had suspicions, >but your group had always been helpful and informative to me, and I could >detect no ill intentions in any of your methods. I sent my application for >membership in your organization, was accepted, and proudly displayed your >certificate on my wall. > >I even defended your organization in a listserve discussion about >America's First Families! However, keeping an open mind, I listened to the >question that a detractor posed against your group, and, in the spirit of >honesty and openness, I offered to ask the question of your organization and >relay the answer back to the group. > >You can be assured that I will relay your response (and its tone) quite >accurately. > >Your defensive reply certainly calls attention unto itself, and draws >even more suspicion than I had in the beginning. Perhaps I was indeed naive >to think your group had no ulterior motives. > >Sincerely, >John C. Carter > > >---------- >From: First Families[SMTP:firstfamilies@linkline.com] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 1:49 PM >To: John C. Carter >Subject: RE: Deadline for Charter Members > >Hello John: > >You seem to be having a problem with our open >enrollment and I am not sure why. > >Open enrollment is allowing people to enter the >Society without having a sponsor present them >for membership. > >When a new organization starts, they do not have >enough members throughout an area to present >new people for membership, they must use open >enrollment to grow. > >Until an organization has in place enough members >in all areas to refer a person for membership they >can not close enrollment. > >Closed enrollment will always produce more members who >share ideas and in general promote the organization better >than do open membership applicants. > >The membership committee will determine when open >enrollment is to end and the decision should be of no >importance to present members as it will not affect them >in any manner > >I hope this answers your concern. > >The best to you and yours. > >Harold Oliver >Director >America's First Families > > >---------- >From: John C. Carter[SMTP:spiff@atlantic.net] >Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 6:56 AM >To: 'First Families' >Subject: RE: Deadline for Charter Members > >Hello. >Just thought I would send another inquiry, as it has been over a >month and I haven't received a response to my message below. >Thanks. >John C. Carter > >---------- >From: John C. Carter[SMTP:spiff@atlantic.net] >Sent: Saturday, January 16, 1999 10:20 AM >To: 'First Families' >Subject: Deadline for Charter Members > >Hello, Harold & staff. >I am a member of America's First Families, having joined in the latter >part of 1998 under my ancestor Rev. Nathaniel Brewster. I received my >certificate, and have been pleased with your organization. >In fact, I have been planning to apply with a few more supplemental >applications under other ancestors, but have been busy through the Holiday >season, etc. >However, I'm curious about one thing: >Why does the deadline for charter membership keep being extended >over and over again? When I first became aware of your organization, the >deadline was July 31, 1998. Then it was extended to Aug 31, 1998. (I think >this was when I joined). Then, I later saw it had been extended to Oct 31, >1998. Now the deadline is Jan 30, 1999. What is the reason for this? >Just curious.... >Thanks! >John C. Carter >spiff@atlantic.net >St. Petersburg, FL > > > > > > > >